Manufacturing / Environmental Test Engineer
Spectraforce
Redmond, Washington
4 days ago
Job Description
Job Title: Manufacturing / Environmental Test Engineer
Location: Redmond, WA
Duration: 6 Months
Shifts: One of each assigned to Front Half Days (Su-W,600am-430pm), Front Half Nights (Su-W,5pm-330am), Back Half Days (W-Sa,600am-430pm), Back Half Nights (W-Sa,5pm-330am).
Role Overview:
As a Manufacturing Test Engineer within Environmental Test Lab, you will own the processes and equipment required to perform testing critical to satellite production. Through process improvement and hands-on troubleshooting, you will be responsible for the quality, efficiency, and rate scaling of the lab.
Key Responsibilities
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $80.00/hr.
Location: Redmond, WA
Duration: 6 Months
Shifts: One of each assigned to Front Half Days (Su-W,600am-430pm), Front Half Nights (Su-W,5pm-330am), Back Half Days (W-Sa,600am-430pm), Back Half Nights (W-Sa,5pm-330am).
Role Overview:
As a Manufacturing Test Engineer within Environmental Test Lab, you will own the processes and equipment required to perform testing critical to satellite production. Through process improvement and hands-on troubleshooting, you will be responsible for the quality, efficiency, and rate scaling of the lab.
Key Responsibilities
- Equipment Ownership: Serve as primary owner for environmental test equipment (Thermal, TVAC, Vibe, Shock, or HASS), managing configurations, maintenance, and improvement projects. Provide technical leadership during troubleshooting events. Manage relationships with 3rd party equipment vendors.
- Process Development: Establish standardized test processes and work instructions that enable technicians to operate with minimal engineer supervision.
- Rate Improvement: Analyze data to validate the ability of test procedures to meet requirements. Identify and lead projects that increase throughput, reduce cycle time, and improve first-pass yield
- Automation Troubleshooting: Ability to read and triage simple errors in LabView and Python code execution, understanding of control loops used in environmental test, and an ability to articulate failures to support teams for more complex issues
- Manufacturing Execution System Management: Define data artifacts in MES/ERP systems. Develop and manage system standards for handling test execution and non-conformances.
Training: Develop and deliver training for technicians on equipment operation and test procedures
- Years of Experience: 3 to 5 Years
- Degree or Certification: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, materials science or other related discipline
- Leadership Principle: Learn and Be Curious, Dive Deep, Clear communication
- Environmental Test
- Experience with environmental testing equipment (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
- automation tools (LabView, Python)
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, materials science or other related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or test engineering in aerospace or similar industry
- Experience with environmental testing equipment (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
- Proficiency in test automation tools (LabView, Python)
- Experience developing and improving manufacturing processes* Experience with environmental testing equipment (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $80.00/hr.